Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Emergency crews in the Austin area are responding to numerous high-water rescues amid torrential rain. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services tweeted Thursday night...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – The mother of a Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has been indicted on charges accusing her of helping her son ...

DALLAS (AP) – As he leaves the volunteer presidency of the Boy Scouts of America, Robert Gates says the organization is well-positioned for the future after deciding to allow openly gay adult le...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A woman charged in connection to the death of a former co-worker who was beaten, bound, strangled and set afire has been found guilty. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram repor...

MARYLAND (WBAP/KLIF) – An eighth grader from Coppell finished fourth in the national spelling bee. Smrithi Upadhyayula is a student at Middle School West. She was disqualified in the 11th round ...

AT&T Stadium Courtesy Expedia.com ARLINGTON (Associated Press) – The Texas high school football championship games are returning to the $1.2 billion home of the Dallas Cowboys after being he...

(WBAP/KLIF) – The body pulled from Lavon Lake last week has been confirmed as a missing Richardson woman. Jessie Bardwell moved to the Metroplex from Mississippi to be closer to her boyfriend. H...

Tonya Couch FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – The mother of so-called affluenza teen Ethan Couch faces charges herself. "There is a gag order on the case, so I can only basically confirm the publicl...

WACO (WBAP/KLIF) – Baylor University Head Football Coach Art Briles has been fired and President Ken Starr has been demoted following a sex scandal involving the football program. The Baylor Uni...

Melisa Simon, 17Courtesy of: dallasnews.com DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) A Dallas teen is on track to become the youngest teacher in the school district. Melisa Simon is 17 now, and will graduate from Samu...